Hi Latina, Thanks for you Lesson 4 submission.
DoF is a very powerful tool in photography as it allows you to isolate the subject completely from its environment. You can make great looking portraits even with un-attractive backgrounds. On the other hand it gives you perfectly sharp landscapes. The key is to learn how to control it.
Nice work making the aperture adjustments on both sides of the spectrum. Your shallow depth of field shot at f/4.5 was the stronger of the two, as it really worked well to isolate the flowers from the background of the frame. The direct light hitting the petals may be over-exposing a bit, but I do like the interesting shadows it made through the frame. Consider diffusing the light a bit.
The shot at f/16 did bring more of the middle and backgrounds into the field of focus. I recommend that you shoot more wide-open landscapes and architecture with these smaller aperture settings for that deeper depth of field.
! Important. When in Aperture priority (Av mode) and shooting at small apertures, make sure there is plenty of light available. If there isn't, camera might select too slow a shutter speed for a hand-held shot resulting in blurry photo (camera shake). So keep an eye on the shutter speed in this mode. If it's too slow, you can increase ISO, add additional light, use smaller focal length or simply - use a tripod.
Use shallow DoF for portraits and large DoF for landscapes and you'll see how greatly it'll improve your photos.
Shallow depth of field is also great for macro and detail shots. Of course, breaking the rules and being creative sometimes helps too!
Keep up the good work Latina, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your images!
Josh
DoF is a very powerful tool in photography as it allows you to isolate the subject completely from its environment. You can make great looking portraits even with un-attractive backgrounds. On the other hand it gives you perfectly sharp landscapes. The key is to learn how to control it.
Nice work making the aperture adjustments on both sides of the spectrum. Your shallow depth of field shot at f/4.5 was the stronger of the two, as it really worked well to isolate the flowers from the background of the frame. The direct light hitting the petals may be over-exposing a bit, but I do like the interesting shadows it made through the frame. Consider diffusing the light a bit.
The shot at f/16 did bring more of the middle and backgrounds into the field of focus. I recommend that you shoot more wide-open landscapes and architecture with these smaller aperture settings for that deeper depth of field.
! Important. When in Aperture priority (Av mode) and shooting at small apertures, make sure there is plenty of light available. If there isn't, camera might select too slow a shutter speed for a hand-held shot resulting in blurry photo (camera shake). So keep an eye on the shutter speed in this mode. If it's too slow, you can increase ISO, add additional light, use smaller focal length or simply - use a tripod.
Use shallow DoF for portraits and large DoF for landscapes and you'll see how greatly it'll improve your photos.
Shallow depth of field is also great for macro and detail shots. Of course, breaking the rules and being creative sometimes helps too!
Keep up the good work Latina, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your images!
Josh
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